Solve the Problem Latitude (Degrees) Temperature (F)°

question 63

Essay

Solve the problem.
-The one-day temperatures for 12 world cities along with their latitudes are shown in the table below. Make a
scatter diagram for the data. Then find the line of best fit and graph it on the scatter diagram. $$\begin{array} { c | c | c } \text { City } & \text { Temperature (F) } & \text { Latitude } \\\hline \text { Oslo, Norway } & 30 ^ { \circ } & 59 ^ { \circ } \\\text { Seattle, WA } & 57 ^ { \circ } & 47 ^ { \circ } \\\text { Anchorage, AK } & 40 ^ { \circ } & 61 ^ { \circ } \\\text { Paris, France } & 61 ^ { \circ } & 48 ^ { \circ } \\\text { Vancouver, Canada } & 54 ^ { \circ } & 49 ^ { \circ } \\\text { London, England } & 48 ^ { \circ } & 51 ^ { \circ } \\\text { Tokyo, Japan } & 55 ^ { \circ } & 35 ^ { \circ } \\\text { Cairo, Egypt } & 82 ^ { \circ } & 30 ^ { \circ } \\\text { Mexico City, Mexicp } & 84 ^ { \circ } & 19 ^ { \circ } \\\text { Miami, FL } & 81 ^ { \circ } & 25 ^ { \circ } \\\text { New Delhi, India } & 95 ^ { \circ } & 28 ^ { \circ } \\\text { Manila, Philippines } & 93 ^ { \circ } & 14 ^ { \circ }\end{array}$$ Latitude (degrees) Temperature (F)°

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